MineEvolved
08-08-2011, 11:35 PM
'Thank you to those who brought it to our attention - the Twitter picture of the woman jumping from a burning building has been killed from our archive and removed from the live blog.'.......Reuters reporter. (I'd sure love to know MORE about this one...)
'SKYNews running a story that people's HOUSES are being broken into'....
'Latest reports from The Telegraph:
"Police have called in air support from Sussex and Surrey. Shops are burning in Clapham and Notting Hill. Cars have been torched in Fulham Broadway. The Ledbury Michelin-star restaurant in Notting Hill was raided and the diners mugged. There are reports on Twitter of people carrying machetes in Notting Hill and Balham."
'Why are the government waiting till 9:00am to meet?!?! Shouldn't they be meeting,......like NOW!!'...
'Police Helicopters over Woolwich now'...
'any news about anything happening in Guildford?? apparently rioting has just started there?'...
'BBC now reports that Ealing shopping centre is on fire. '....
'Cabinet aren't meeting yet because COBRA is required to be completely prepared to brief the Prime Minister on whether a state of emergency should be declared, and what methods should be employed.'.....
'Riot police and police helicopters now on Lavender Hill.. '...
'Tomorrow a COBRA meeting will be held, the only times it has met was when the Fuel Strikes of 2000, Foot&Mouth outbreak(2000 and following spring) and when 9/11 happened.'...(this is becoming as SERIOUS as 9/11??)
'Carphone warehouse on fire in clapham '...
'and this is what all the wwII vets fought for a bunch of no good thieves'....
"Reports of gangs of youths smashing shop windows in Romford Market, Essex." .....
'Twitter users could face arrest for inciting violence after two nights of unrest in London - says Scotland Yard '....(yeah let's BLAME social networking for the niggers now)
'Parade of shops outside ealing broadway station smashed including a tesco and william hill. Police putting out small fires with shields'...
'Reports that rioting now erupted in Ealing. Reports of 30 masked rioters congregating on Haven Green.'...
'Sky news has said that normal police do not have the training to Fight Riots.'...(helluva time for people to FIND THAT OUT, huh?)
'"I've just returned from Hackney riots and was ambushed just off Essex Road and had my bike snatched by a group of six masked teenagers waiting on Ecclesbourne Road who were shouting "take the bike, take the bike".
I was forced to swerve away from them but crashed to the ground. Just as one of the thieves grabbed my bike from under me a red van raced screeched around the corner and smashed into a parked car. Two young men then got out and the man in passenger seat then put his hand in his pocket and threatened to pull a on knife on the thieves, accusing them of stealing his bike earlier."...
'Looters back in tescos at ealing broadway. Group of 10 or so just smashed their way in, undeterred by police just up the road'...
UPDATE: 'Man shot in Croydon is not a police officer and was not shot by police.'... (GASP! criminals with guns????)
'The have blocked off the roads leading towards bluewater'....
'ive heard news of riots in east dulwich '....
'New reports of autos on fire in Liverpool; via ITV journalist'.....
'I'm getting reports of violence in Liverpool, on Smithdown Road and Lawrence Road. Attempting to clarify'.....
'No point until the rest of the services have planned their action strategy. Wouldn't be surprised if the army were already working on a possible intervention plan. Would enable proper containment and some extra man power. Never thought I would actually see the day that the Army could be feasibly used on British soil, let alone in the Capital. Absolutely disgraceful'...
'Riot's have hit Liverpool apparently, 6 cars torched, explosions heard and properties damaged. Clarified on ITV News.'....
I like THIS astute gem:'19th Century government dealing with 21st century thugs'...
'Northcote Rd and Lavender Hill in Clapham now both completely blocked off and riot police telling anyone who comes close to clear off. Something's clearly on fire as the air is thick with smoke, though I can't get close enough to find out what it is. Locals are all telling me it's the joke shop next to Clapham Junction, but I can't confirm that yet. '...
'The Telegraph reporting that an unmanned police station in Holyhead Road, Handsworth, Birmingham has been torched. Looting reported in Crystal Palace, London.'...
NOW I KNOW IT'S GETTING SERIOUS:
'Police have told all London football clubs to cancel matches. '...
'Hearing that problems starting in Bristol & Nottingham as well as London & Liverpool, not sure if that's true. It's odd how there isn't much "live" media at the moment - we're in 2011!'..
'An unmanned police station has been set alight in Birmingham, Vikram Dodd reports for the Guardian.'...
'Worrying report from The Telegraph:
"Blackberry Messenger texts being circulated and seen by the Daily Telegraph calls for a riot in Southampton town centre on Friday night."...
'The Guardian's Lexy Topping has this from Hackney:
"Spent some time this evening talking to a police unit who had been in the fray in Hackney outside Homerton hospital. They had gone to the hospital because three of the officers were injured, none seriously. A sergeant was suffering from concussion after being hit in the head with a brick.
"Officers described how when another policeman had fallen to the floor, two paramedics had rushed to their aid and were met with a hail of missiles from rioters.
"The two officers I spoke to had worked 24 hours yesterday, and were into the 15th hour of their shift today and expected to keep on working throughout the night."...
`Latest news from the Metropolitan Police:
Hackney: 250 - 300 people gathered in Pembury Estate, setting alight cars and throwing petrol bombs. Businesses in Mare Street were looted and officers contained the situation. Three officers injured but their condition is not believed to be serious.
Newham: Looting in Stratford High Street.
Lewisham: Roaming groups of youths were involved in disorder.
Bethnal Green: More than 100 people looted a Tesco supermarket. Two officers were injured.
Croydon: Fires burning at a number of premises, including a very large blaze at a sofa factory.'...
'Croydon has been hit pretty badly (extremely badly actually)'......
'bbc news just reported trouble in manchester too'...
'Liverpool Echo reports 150 people are causing trouble in Toxteth. Around 100 arrests in Birmingham city centre.'....
'Latest from the Met:
Commander Christine Jones says:
"The violence we have seen is simply inexcusable. Ordinary people have had their lives turned upside down by this mindless thuggery.
"The Met will ensure that those responsible will face the consequences of their actions and be arrested."
So far, 225 people have been arrested and 36 people have been charged in London, according to police.'...
'Waltham Abbey has just been hit badly A major fire there'....
'From The Telegraph:
An enormous blaze has engulfed Sainsbury's depot in Waltham Abbey, Essex. The warehousing appears to be the size of a football pitch and the entire store is ablaze and pouring thick black smoke. '....(video of this on the Reuters page)
'Scotland Yard has tried a new tactic in Lavender Hill by using armored vehicles to push back large groups of people'...
'The latest from the BBC says Scotland Yard is considering using more armoured police vehicles against rioters after they were used to push back more than 150 people in the Lavender Hill area of Clapham where shops and business were attacked.'...
'The BBC's Tamsin Curnow, in Bristol, says police there have reported disorder in the last few hours.
Shops and cars have been damaged in several areas, including the city centre, St Pauls, Stokes Croft and St Werburghs.'....
London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down.......
Follow this continuing coverage of those wonderful, colorful niggers and their enablers here:
http://live.reuters.com/uk/Event/London_riots3
'SKYNews running a story that people's HOUSES are being broken into'....
'Latest reports from The Telegraph:
"Police have called in air support from Sussex and Surrey. Shops are burning in Clapham and Notting Hill. Cars have been torched in Fulham Broadway. The Ledbury Michelin-star restaurant in Notting Hill was raided and the diners mugged. There are reports on Twitter of people carrying machetes in Notting Hill and Balham."
'Why are the government waiting till 9:00am to meet?!?! Shouldn't they be meeting,......like NOW!!'...
'Police Helicopters over Woolwich now'...
'any news about anything happening in Guildford?? apparently rioting has just started there?'...
'BBC now reports that Ealing shopping centre is on fire. '....
'Cabinet aren't meeting yet because COBRA is required to be completely prepared to brief the Prime Minister on whether a state of emergency should be declared, and what methods should be employed.'.....
'Riot police and police helicopters now on Lavender Hill.. '...
'Tomorrow a COBRA meeting will be held, the only times it has met was when the Fuel Strikes of 2000, Foot&Mouth outbreak(2000 and following spring) and when 9/11 happened.'...(this is becoming as SERIOUS as 9/11??)
'Carphone warehouse on fire in clapham '...
'and this is what all the wwII vets fought for a bunch of no good thieves'....
"Reports of gangs of youths smashing shop windows in Romford Market, Essex." .....
'Twitter users could face arrest for inciting violence after two nights of unrest in London - says Scotland Yard '....(yeah let's BLAME social networking for the niggers now)
'Parade of shops outside ealing broadway station smashed including a tesco and william hill. Police putting out small fires with shields'...
'Reports that rioting now erupted in Ealing. Reports of 30 masked rioters congregating on Haven Green.'...
'Sky news has said that normal police do not have the training to Fight Riots.'...(helluva time for people to FIND THAT OUT, huh?)
'"I've just returned from Hackney riots and was ambushed just off Essex Road and had my bike snatched by a group of six masked teenagers waiting on Ecclesbourne Road who were shouting "take the bike, take the bike".
I was forced to swerve away from them but crashed to the ground. Just as one of the thieves grabbed my bike from under me a red van raced screeched around the corner and smashed into a parked car. Two young men then got out and the man in passenger seat then put his hand in his pocket and threatened to pull a on knife on the thieves, accusing them of stealing his bike earlier."...
'Looters back in tescos at ealing broadway. Group of 10 or so just smashed their way in, undeterred by police just up the road'...
UPDATE: 'Man shot in Croydon is not a police officer and was not shot by police.'... (GASP! criminals with guns????)
'The have blocked off the roads leading towards bluewater'....
'ive heard news of riots in east dulwich '....
'New reports of autos on fire in Liverpool; via ITV journalist'.....
'I'm getting reports of violence in Liverpool, on Smithdown Road and Lawrence Road. Attempting to clarify'.....
'No point until the rest of the services have planned their action strategy. Wouldn't be surprised if the army were already working on a possible intervention plan. Would enable proper containment and some extra man power. Never thought I would actually see the day that the Army could be feasibly used on British soil, let alone in the Capital. Absolutely disgraceful'...
'Riot's have hit Liverpool apparently, 6 cars torched, explosions heard and properties damaged. Clarified on ITV News.'....
I like THIS astute gem:'19th Century government dealing with 21st century thugs'...
'Northcote Rd and Lavender Hill in Clapham now both completely blocked off and riot police telling anyone who comes close to clear off. Something's clearly on fire as the air is thick with smoke, though I can't get close enough to find out what it is. Locals are all telling me it's the joke shop next to Clapham Junction, but I can't confirm that yet. '...
'The Telegraph reporting that an unmanned police station in Holyhead Road, Handsworth, Birmingham has been torched. Looting reported in Crystal Palace, London.'...
NOW I KNOW IT'S GETTING SERIOUS:
'Police have told all London football clubs to cancel matches. '...
'Hearing that problems starting in Bristol & Nottingham as well as London & Liverpool, not sure if that's true. It's odd how there isn't much "live" media at the moment - we're in 2011!'..
'An unmanned police station has been set alight in Birmingham, Vikram Dodd reports for the Guardian.'...
'Worrying report from The Telegraph:
"Blackberry Messenger texts being circulated and seen by the Daily Telegraph calls for a riot in Southampton town centre on Friday night."...
'The Guardian's Lexy Topping has this from Hackney:
"Spent some time this evening talking to a police unit who had been in the fray in Hackney outside Homerton hospital. They had gone to the hospital because three of the officers were injured, none seriously. A sergeant was suffering from concussion after being hit in the head with a brick.
"Officers described how when another policeman had fallen to the floor, two paramedics had rushed to their aid and were met with a hail of missiles from rioters.
"The two officers I spoke to had worked 24 hours yesterday, and were into the 15th hour of their shift today and expected to keep on working throughout the night."...
`Latest news from the Metropolitan Police:
Hackney: 250 - 300 people gathered in Pembury Estate, setting alight cars and throwing petrol bombs. Businesses in Mare Street were looted and officers contained the situation. Three officers injured but their condition is not believed to be serious.
Newham: Looting in Stratford High Street.
Lewisham: Roaming groups of youths were involved in disorder.
Bethnal Green: More than 100 people looted a Tesco supermarket. Two officers were injured.
Croydon: Fires burning at a number of premises, including a very large blaze at a sofa factory.'...
'Croydon has been hit pretty badly (extremely badly actually)'......
'bbc news just reported trouble in manchester too'...
'Liverpool Echo reports 150 people are causing trouble in Toxteth. Around 100 arrests in Birmingham city centre.'....
'Latest from the Met:
Commander Christine Jones says:
"The violence we have seen is simply inexcusable. Ordinary people have had their lives turned upside down by this mindless thuggery.
"The Met will ensure that those responsible will face the consequences of their actions and be arrested."
So far, 225 people have been arrested and 36 people have been charged in London, according to police.'...
'Waltham Abbey has just been hit badly A major fire there'....
'From The Telegraph:
An enormous blaze has engulfed Sainsbury's depot in Waltham Abbey, Essex. The warehousing appears to be the size of a football pitch and the entire store is ablaze and pouring thick black smoke. '....(video of this on the Reuters page)
'Scotland Yard has tried a new tactic in Lavender Hill by using armored vehicles to push back large groups of people'...
'The latest from the BBC says Scotland Yard is considering using more armoured police vehicles against rioters after they were used to push back more than 150 people in the Lavender Hill area of Clapham where shops and business were attacked.'...
'The BBC's Tamsin Curnow, in Bristol, says police there have reported disorder in the last few hours.
Shops and cars have been damaged in several areas, including the city centre, St Pauls, Stokes Croft and St Werburghs.'....
London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down.......
Follow this continuing coverage of those wonderful, colorful niggers and their enablers here:
http://live.reuters.com/uk/Event/London_riots3